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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll whisk you away to a Parisian
cafe where nerves, laughter and spilled hot chocolate lead to
a heartwarming proposal amidst the Christmas.
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and parfet sulnier feric de noel ellmu derriere de la
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an a perfect moment.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you
may have messed.
Speaker 1: Don sans petty Cafe Parisian charmont decry de Gerland, nusi
ormemon de noel lere parfunida rom de cafe idopatis ri.
Speaker 3: In a charming little Parisian cafe decorated with light garlands
and Christmas ornaments. The air is scented with the aromas
of coffee and pastries.
Speaker 1: Selever justavenoel ille cafe pas de converseilleuse.
Speaker 3: It's winter, just before Christmas, and the cafe is bustling
with joyful conversations.
Speaker 1: Bastien Anngena mouquertenre ettier in table etennns pittermi.
Speaker 3: Juliette Bascio, a young man with a tender heart is
sitting at a table waiting for his girlfriend.
Speaker 1: Juliette la deicid de ri ferrin de mondon maries sous soir.
Speaker 3: He has decided to propose to her tonight.
Speaker 1: Illnervoud set manton re le germond nesi le de termini.
Speaker 3: He is nervous, his hands trembling slightly, but he is determined.
Speaker 1: Don saint pouchrepos in bag leussamble de sou la moure termel.
Speaker 3: In his pocket rests a ring, the symbol of his
eternal love.
Speaker 1: Juliet arive envelopino soon monto di vert sigor rosa cous
di froi.
Speaker 3: Juliette arrives, wrapped in her winter coat, her cheeks pink
from the cold.
Speaker 1: El sourier, Bastien ceeen en fese d'li.
Speaker 3: She smiles at Bastien, sitting down across from him.
Speaker 1: Seiu Bastien, seva de monteille sieu brien de malise.
Speaker 3: Hi, Bastien, how are you? She asks, her eyes shining
with playfulness.
Speaker 1: Seiu Juliette, U sevarepontille savoi en pouisitante.
Speaker 3: Hi Juliette, yes, I'm good, he replies, his voice a
bit hesitant.
Speaker 1: Veucutu sois.
Speaker 3: He wants everything to be perfect.
Speaker 1: I ll pre col chu soon preferre.
Speaker 3: He has planned for hot chocolate, her favorite.
Speaker 1: Le serve vedas de ch cole chu fiumont.
Speaker 3: The waiter arrives with two steaming cups of hot chocolate.
Speaker 1: Bastien a cup sets me a la sat manton Conjuliette.
Speaker 3: Bastia grabs his cup, but alas his hand trembles too
much and the hot chocolate spills onto the table and
splashes on Juliette.
Speaker 1: Six Clambastien peranniki.
Speaker 3: Oh no, I'm sorry, exclaims Bastia, panicked.
Speaker 1: Juliet tri is de soto.
Speaker 3: Juliette laughs, wiping the chocolate from her coat.
Speaker 1: Laire el truse la amisson.
Speaker 3: She isn't angry. She finds it amusing.
Speaker 1: Doncin prici piteye Bastien leeston villa begged de serusch.
Speaker 3: In his hurry to clean up, Bastia drops the ring
from his pocket.
Speaker 1: El u giescoupier de giette.
Speaker 3: It rolls to Julietta's feet.
Speaker 1: Sisu si la gisonoid.
Speaker 3: Her eyes widened as she sees this little golden circle.
Speaker 1: Bastien se come on stel sieur prismeer.
Speaker 3: Muis bastio is this, She begins, surprised but amused.
Speaker 1: Bastien leis rouge de genes ou chiet.
Speaker 3: Tete, Bastia, his face red with embarrassment, nods.
Speaker 1: Ui je vouleete de monde comme s'etille Mejulliete lan terret
rillen d'ussememe.
Speaker 3: Yes, I wanted to ask you, he began, but Juliette
interrupts him with a soft laugh.
Speaker 1: A la lamise, la bree de la mel ma'e massondois.
Speaker 3: She picks up the ring and puts it on her
finger herself.
Speaker 1: Ui Bastien juvert treda finme ma'eme miche cour la cheu
nupeguchi sin.
Speaker 3: Yes, Bastien, I want to be your wife. Even the
hot chocolate can't ruin that.
Speaker 1: Bastia e clete de riere d'u seul gemon.
Speaker 3: Bastien bursts into laughter with relief.
Speaker 1: Is sioupon chepen saintman lequer de bourdon d'armeur.
Speaker 3: He leans over and takes her hand, his heart overflowing
with love.
Speaker 1: Merci, Juliete, pour tou sieurteur.
Speaker 3: Bourtois, thank you, juete for everything, especially for.
Speaker 5: You, you.
Speaker 1: La renver ilu tourd.
Speaker 3: They kissed tenderly, ignoring the spilled chocolate and the chaos
around them.
Speaker 1: Aci le ristoi defe parfet.
Speaker 3: Thus their story becomes a perfect memory through its imperfect beauty.
Speaker 1: Soulne Ferric de noel, ill Millu de riri de la
mour Bastien Julieta princes ce les sans dig care inola.
Speaker 3: Perfect under the enchanting Christmas lights and amid the laughter
and love, Bascio and Juliette learned that what truly matters
is the sincerity of the heart, not the perfection of
the moment.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here Today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Le cafe, le cafe, le cafe, the cafe, lidiar Land, Lidiarland,
li Garland, the Garlands, Lismo, lissmo, lissom, The ornaments lis Ahum,
lis ahum, lis ahum, the aromas li pettisrie, Li pettisrie,
le pettisri, the pastries levere, levere, liver, the winter, licon versacion,
licon versacion, licn verses, the conversations, lequer lequer lecre the heart,
lettab Let's table, led table, the table, La petite me,
la petite me, la petty, tell me, the girlfriend, la bag,
la bag, la bag, the ring, eternelle eternelle, eternelle, eternal,
de termini, de termini, de termini determined, lemoto, lemonteou le montou,
the coat, yeshu, yesu, yeshu, the cheecks malice, malice, malise, prayfulness,
The server, the server, the server, the waiter, let us,
let us, let us, the cup, ban versi, ban verse,
baron versi, the spell it clabussy aclabussy eclabousi, the splash, paniki, paniki, daniki,
paniced amusi, damisi amusi to amuse, lipier lipier lipier, the foot, lagien, lagen, lagienne, embarrassment, lue, sulgemo,
lu sulgemo, lu sulagemon, relief, tonromo, tonromo, tondromo, tenderly leuco
lec leco, The chaos ferriqui, fyrique, ferrici, enchanting lass cerriti,
laisn cerriti, lai san sierriti.
Speaker 3: The sincerity, La perfection, la perfection, la perfection, the perfection,
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